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WHEREAS, small businesses in Fort Collins create the majority of jobs in our
community and provide significant retail opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins is a place where unique small businesses thrive because the
community supports them; and
WHEREAS, Skillman Photography is a family-owned business that has operated in Fort
Collins for 50 years in the same location at 818 East Elizabeth Street; and
WHEREAS, Tom and Betty Skillman and their employees, including other family
members, have captured important moments in the lives of thousands of Fort Collins area
residents since 1968, shooting wedding photos, family portraits and school pictures; and
WHEREAS, the Skillmans met at Colorado State University where they received
degrees in animal husbandry and business before creating Skillman Photography in their Fort
Collins living room; and
WHEREAS, Skillman Photography has been a member of the Fort Collins Area
Chamber of Commerce since 1976 and is a past Chamber Business of the Month; and
WHEREAS, Skillman Photography is a Fort Collins icon.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim Tuesday, February 6, 2018, as
SKILLMAN PHOTOGRAPHY DAY
in Fort Collins in honor of small retail businesses in Fort Collins and their contribution to the
economy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 6
th
day of February, A.D. 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk